Laborer
About The Position
This position involves a variety of manual labor tasks in a scrap metal yard environment. Responsibilities include material handling, sorting, disassembly of equipment, working with recycling machinery, directing yard traffic, light facility maintenance, and general housekeeping. The role requires adherence to safety, health, and environmental regulations. Employees are expected to maintain regular attendance and punctuality, keep work areas clean and organized, and dispose of waste materials properly. Effective housekeeping is an ongoing operation for safety and hygiene.
Requirements
- Must pass a medical physical and drug test
- Must pass a background check
- Ability to communicate with others effectively
- Ability to understand direction (written or oral)
- Ability to use basic math skills as the job demands
- Willingness to learn how to sort metal, identify colors, shapes, and weights
- Willingness to learn how to properly maintain equipment
- Willingness to learn how to properly utilize PPE
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable
- Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills a plus
Responsibilities
- Unloading pallets, boxes, and bundles
- Material handling / sorting – pushing, pulling, picking, lifting, carrying, and filling up hoppers, boxes, and conveyor belts
- Unpacking boxes using box cutters, separating plastics, zip ties, blister packs, and other packaging materials
- Disassembling small equipment, cutting wires, torqueing pipefittings, removing bolts, automobile parts, and appliance parts
- Work with recycling equipment for processing metal product e.g. metal shears, band saw and wire strippers
- Direct traffic of yard vehicles traveling through yard
- Light facility maintenance – painting, scraping, moving furniture and equipment
- Maintenance – selecting and using tools properly, pulling and installing parts for machinery, working with other employees to assist machinery repair
- Housekeeping – sweeping, cleaning, shoveling, and debris collection
- Moderate and Periodic landscaping work
- Clean up work area at the end of shift
- Keep work areas neat and orderly
- Organizing materials to have more effective use of space
- Dispose of various waste materials in the appropriate manner
- Inspection to ensure cleanup is completed
Benefits
- Pay Range: $18-$19
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
